Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – 5.5 Metre

The 5.5 Metre was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics program in Harmaja. Seven races were scheduled. 50 sailors, on 16 boats, from 16 nations competed.[1]

5.5 Metre
at the Games of the XV Olympiad
Medalists
VenueHarmaja
Dates20–28 July
Competitors50 from 16 nations
Teams16
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Britton Chance
Michael Schoettle
Edgar White
Sumner White
 United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Peder Lunde
Vibeke Lunde
Børre Falkum-Hansen
 Norway
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Folke Wassén
Carl-Erik Ohlson
Magnus Wassén
 Sweden
1956 →

Results

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Rank
Helmsman (Country) Crew Yachtname Race I Race II Race III Race IV Race V Race VI Race VII Total
Points
[2]
Total
-1
[3]
Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points
    Britton Chance   (USA) Michael Schoettle  
Edgar White  
Sumner White  
Complex II 4 703 1 1305 10 305 11 264 3 828 1 1305 1 1305 6015 5751
    Peder Lunde   (NOR) Vibeke Lunde  
Børre Falkum-Hansen  
Encore 2 1004 5 606 2 1004 2 1004 10 305 2 1004 4 703 5630 5325
    Folke Wassén   (SWE) Carl-Erik Ohlson  
Magnus Wassén  
Hojwa 1 1305 10 305 1 1305 3 828 7 460 9 351 13 191 4745 4554
4   Duarte de Almeida Bello   (POR) Fernando Pinto Coelho Bello  
Júlio De Sousa Leite Gourinho 
Sjöhäxa 6 527 4 703 5 606 1 1305 8 402 4 703 5 606 4852 4450
5   Rodolfo Vollenweider   (ARG) Tomás Galfrascoli  
Ludovico Kempter  
Gullvinge 3 828 9 351 4 703 7 460 2 1004 7 460 6 527 4333 3982
6   Robert Perry   (GBR) John Dillon  
Neil Aylmer Kennedy-Cochran-Patrick  
Unique 11 264 11 264 7 460 5 606 1 1305 11 264 3 828 3991 3727
7   Noel Horsfield   (RSA) Joe Ellis-Brown  
Eric Beningfield  
Shoveller 12 226 13 191 3 828 6 527 6 527 3 828 8 402 3529 3338
8   Hans Dittmar   (FIN) Aarne Castrén  
Erik Stadigh  
Teresita 8 402 3 828 12 226 10 305 9 351 8 402 2 1004 3518 3292
9   Hans Lubinus   (GER) Hans-Hermann Magnussen  
Ludwig Bielenberg  
Tom Kyle 7 460 14 159 8 402 8 402 4 703 6 527 9 351 3004 2845
10   Dario Salata   (ITA) Giorgio Audizio  
Egone Jakin  
Mirtala 9 351 6 527 9 351 4 703 13 191 12 226 7 460 2809 2618
11   Poul Ohff   (DEN) Henning Christensen  
Ingemann Bylling Jensen  
Jill 5 606 7 460 DNF 0 13 191 5 606 5 606 DSQ 0 2469 2469
12   Henri Copponex   (SUI) Markus Schurch  
Pierre Chuit  
Tam-Tam II 13 191 2 1004 DSQ 0 14 159 15 129 13 191 DSQ 0 1674 1674
13   Wim de Vries Lentsch   (NED) Flip Keegstra  
Piet Jan van der Giessen  
De Ruyter 14 159 8 402 11 264 12 226 14 159 10 305 12 226 1741 1582
14   Jean Roux-Delimal   (FRA) Jacques Allard  
Noël Calone  
Damoiselle 10 305 16 101 6 527 15 129 16 101 15 129 11 264 1556 1455
15   Don Pritchard   (BAH) Basil McKinney  
Basil Trevor Kelly  
Godfrey Higgs  
Yeoman 15 129 12 226 13 191 9 351 12 226 16 101 10 305 1529 1428
16   Konstantin Aleksandrov   (URS) Lev Alekseyev  
Pavel Pankrashkin  
Burevestnik 16 101 15 129 14 159 16 101 11 264 14 159 14 159 1072 971

DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified
  = Male,   = Female

Daily standings

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Graph showing the daily standings in the 5.5 Metre during the 1952 Summer Olympics

Conditions at Harmaja

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Of the total of three race area's only two were needed during the Olympics in Harmaja. Each of the classes was using the same scoring system.

Date Race Sky Wind direction Wind speed (m/s)
20 July 1952 I Grand yachting weather SW 6-7
21 July 1952 II Calm sea, later rain SW 1-2
later
6-7
22 July 1952 III Magnificent seas SW 10
23 July 1952 IV Shifty 3-4
26 July 1952 V Rainy SW 3-6
27 July 1952 VI SW 4-6
28 July 1952 VII Fine and sunny Shifty Light

Notes

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  1. ^ "Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics: 5.5 metres, Open". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  2. ^ The 1952 Olympic scoring system was used.
  3. ^ Total after applying discard.

References

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